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“Polka dots” in interior design

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     Merry, cheerful polka dots are sure to become the focal point of any room. There is no doubt that polka dots improve our mood. They can refresh a dull room . Dots provide visual depth and emotional interest decor. This is why they are recommended for small rooms.      Nowadays you can see dots on many things. But do you know dear reader, the provenience of them on accessories, clothes and so on? I’m going to tell you the history of the splats in a couple of sentences, not to deviate from main theme.      Fashion of the dots was on Polish immigrants in the early 1800s, which made known their dance Polka worldwide, and with it-dots items on their bulky dresses.  Since then, bullets were found on everything: clothes, hats, glasses, home accessories, even in art .      Even if they are used in the interior in “ small doses ”, Polka dots also have the unique abilit...

Great color combinations for interior design

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"Ghost" furniture

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     We all need to live in a room with enough space for the necessary furniture. Unfortunately some of us don’t have large enough rooms. Therefore we feel the need to purchase furniture that provides the functional part, but not also aesthetics.      This problem seems to have a solution with the appearance of "ghost" (transparent) furniture . Therefore, if you're looking to add some futuristic pieces of decor to your home interior, then these creatively transparent furniture pieces will definitely add elegance and freshness to your home even if it is small or it is large.      The great advantage of the transparent furniture is that it easily adapts to any style of interior design, even to rustic style (though rarely used). Another big advantage I’ve mentioned above is that it " ignores" the size of the space , which is very important.      Furniture with transparent elem...

Furniture arrangement - tips

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       Even if it may seem like a strange exercise, consider the living space as a city with several major arteries and transpose this picture in the room you want to arrange. Depending on the areas that you will move on and leave about 1 meter wide for main access path, 50-60 inches in front of windows, stove or fireplace and 40-50 cm distance between furniture. Therefore, dimensions of furniture, reported to one another and then to room size, needs to create one harmonious space.   - If the door opens inwards, furniture should be located so as to allow its total opening. - To create a feeling of intimacy is recommended to place the furniture in small groups and vice versa to give the feeling of lightness , leave big gaps between them. - If the “purpose” of the room is fun, then furniture should be inserted and removed easily from the background without affecting its aesthetics. - Between the sofa and chairs s...